New system almost done.

[BartHenry]

2 Growatt SPF 500 us ( with room for 1 more), 1 Growwatt auto transformer, 12 SolarEver 495watt panels 6s2p, 12 Renogy 255 watt 6s2p (from my first system. 12 200ah AGM batteries (wired 48v 600 ah). i will upgrade to Egll4's when I get the money.

 

[BentleyJ]

Nice installation. Clean electrical, wireway and EMT. Ground mount structure is beefy, appears to be plumb and symmetrical. Footings look good.

 

[Struc]

Great first post @BartHenry

I expect my system will look very similar once I get started installing everything I've collected and built.

 

[Samsonite801]

2 Growatt SPF 500 us ( with room for 1 more), 1 Growwatt auto transformer, 12 SolarEver 495watt panels 6s2p, 12 Renogy 255 watt 6s2p (from my first system. 12 200ah AGM batteries (wired 48v 600 ah). i will upgrade to Egll4's when I get the money.

I always liked that method of using the trough(s) under the equipment for wiring...

 

[el-guapin]

Very Nice!!.. Congrats!

 

[iamrich]

2 Growatt SPF 500 us ( with room for 1 more), 1 Growwatt auto transformer, 12 SolarEver 495watt panels 6s2p, 12 Renogy 255 watt 6s2p (from my first system. 12 200ah AGM batteries (wired 48v 600 ah). i will upgrade to Egll4's when I get the money.

Where did you source your wire troughs?

 

[BartHenry]

Where did you source your wire troughs?

I found them on zoro...
https://www.zoro.com/kbmt/electrical-trough/

 

[Rancher35]

Oh

 

[Subdood]

Just curious, wanted to ask how you set your vertical 4x4 posts, I'm thinking of doing something similar for my ground mount. Did you use sonotubes and fill them up with concrete, then remove them after they dried? How deep are your footings? And, how did you mount the posts to the footing? Plus, what are the lengths of your 3 rows of vertical posts? Thanks.

 

[MrThisIsME]

Very nice setup. You should be proud!

 

[toms]

I always liked that method of using the trough(s) under the equipment for wiring...

Me too, neat and easy.
Hinge panels are the ultimate in tidyness, but are more work.

 

[BartHenry]

Just curious, wanted to ask how you set your vertical 4x4 posts, I'm thinking of doing something similar for my ground mount. Did you use sonotubes and fill them up with concrete, then remove them after they dried? How deep are your footings? And, how did you mount the posts to the footing? Plus, what are the lengths of your 3 rows of vertical posts? Thanks.

8" sonotubes, they are 2 foot in the ground (I left the tubes in place), they very in length do to the slope in my yard. 4x4 post anchors, set in concrete. the very back row the posts are 108" tall. the panels are set at 30degrees. the cross bracing is 12 ga super strut.

 

[ko6kL]

2 Growatt SPF 500 us ( with room for 1 more), 1 Growwatt auto transformer, 12 SolarEver 495watt panels 6s2p, 12 Renogy 255 watt 6s2p (from my first system. 12 200ah AGM batteries (wired 48v 600 ah). i will upgrade to Egll4's when I get the money.

maybe add some PVC or metal conduit to protect the wires from the weed eaters near the ground..

 

[Jordi]

 

[BartHenry]

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